Ben Higgins

Shakespeare's Syndicate

The First Folio, Its Publishers, and the Early Modern Book Trade

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Produktbeschreibung

In 1623 a team of stationers published what has become the most famous volume in English literary history: William Shakespeare's First Folio. Drawing on a host of fresh primary evidence from a wide range of sources, Shakespeare's Syndicate illuminates our understanding of how this landmark volume was made and what it has meant to scholars since.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juni 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 165mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 726g
• ISBN-13: 9780192848840
• ISBN-10: 0192848844
• Artikelnr.: 66122037

Autorenporträt

Ben Higgins read English at the University of Exeter before going to the University of Oxford for postgraduate work. He has held lectureships at Wadham College, Lincoln College, and Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He is currently Career Development Fellow in English Literature at Lady Margaret Hall.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations
Note on Transcription and Citation Conventions
Introduction
Part 1: 'Printed by Isaac Jaggard, and Ed. Blount. 1623.'
1: 'Master William Shakesperes workes': Edward Blount at the Black Bear
2: 'Prudentia': The Jaggard Publishing House
Part 2: 'J. Smithweeke, and W. Aspley, 1623.'
3: A Minor Shakespearean: William Aspley at the Parrot
4: 'Under the Diall': John Smethwick at St Dunstan's Churchyard
Epilogue
Appendix 1: The letters of Edward Blount
Appendix 2: The publications of William and Isaac Jaggard
Appendix 3: The wholesale locations of Shakespeare's books, 1593-1640
Bibliography
Index